# Marshall Sandman

> Marshall Sandman is a pre-seed investor at Animal Capital backing Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall-sandman-9ab40526/

Marshall Sandman is a pre-seed investor at Animal Capital in New York focused on Apps and Retail. Marshall Sandman

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Marshall Sandman: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/marshall-sandman?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Compliance | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Platter | Platter provides a toolkit designed to increase profitability for Shopify stores. It offers an integrated Shopify theme and app pairing that can be customized to fit a brand's unique needs. The platform aims to enhance the e-commerce experience by providing tools that streamline operations and boost sales performance. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Mar 07, 2025 |  |
| Trips | Trips provide content creators with the tools they need to achieve financial stability by protecting their intellectual property and converting their copyrights into valuable assets. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 02, 2023 |  |
| Toku | Toku is an all-in-one global solution for token compensation and tax compliance. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| Zurp | Zurp is a fintech platform built for superfans. Instead of a traditional reward program, Zurp offers exclusive experiences with cardholders' favorite influencers. | $5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| hai | hai offsets its own carbon footprint by giving users the tools to reduce water & energy waste. In addition, hai streamlines packaging to use post consumer, reusable materials that are also recyclable. | $6M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amity Supply](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amity-supply) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A-Rod Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-rod-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackWood Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackwood-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blizzard Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blizzard-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Calligraphy Digital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Animal Capital

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Animal Capital is a venture firm driving growth by leveraging proprietary marketing channels and increasing consumer awareness. The firm will focus on consumer and financial technology, health and wellness, and media.

5 contacts available at Animal Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Griffin Johnson | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/griffin-johnson |
| Dylann Berger Katz | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dylann-berger-katz |
| Marshall Sandman | Managing Partner | — |
| Michael Gruen | Founder and General Partner | — |
| Noah Beck | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noah-beck |

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## FAQ

### What does Marshall Sandman invest in?

Marshall Sandman invests primarily in Apps, Retail and Internet startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Marshall Sandman?

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### When did Marshall Sandman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marshall Sandman closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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